LIVE STOCK MARKET

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3209, 20 September 1934, Page 5

LIVE STOCK MARKET

THE FRANKTON SALE EXCELLENT PRICES FOR BEEF The best prices for several yearsr were realised for beef at the Franktonc stock sales on Tuesday. There was auextra heavy yarding of fat sheep, ami fat wethers declined by 1/6 a headOwing to an over-supply of fat ewe?* • this class of stock showed a reductions of 2/6 a head. Values for a medium yarding of hoggets were unchangedOne pen of extra heavy spring lambs sold on account of Mr 'A. Ramsay, of Hillcrest, realised from 23/- to 30/-. A good yarding of fat pigs cams forward. Baconers met. with extra, strong competition, and sold at prices that had not been reached, at Frankt.on for the past four years. Porkers: were also in keen demand, realising* values well above scheduled rates. The; auctioneers report as follows: Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd.—Sheep: Heavy prime wethers 27/- to 28/6; medium 25/3 26/-; light 24/- to 25/-; heavy fat ewes 22/6 to 24/6; medium 20/3 to 21/-; heavy woolly hoggets 21/- to 24/-; medium 20/6 to 21/9; light 18/- to 19/3; heavy spring lambs 23/6 to 30/-. Cattle: Runners £3 15/- to £4 4/- ; vealers 23/- to 29/-; prime fat steers £ll 10/- to £l2 10/-; lighter £7 to £S 10/-; prime fat cows and heifers £T .15/- to £9 2/-; medium £5 10/- to • 15/-; light £4 5/- to £5; killable cows £3 15/- to £4; stores 25/- to 35/-; boners 11/- to 21/-; good quality yearling Jersey heifers £2 5/- to £2 14/-; Friesian heifers £2 to £2 7/-; medium quality heifers *25/- to 35/-. Prime heavy baconers £3 15/- to £4; medium £3 5/to £3 10/-; heavy porkers £2 2/- to £2 7/-; medium 38/- to £2; good Tamworth stores 20/- to 23/-; slips 18/- ts 19/6; weaners 13/6 to 16/-; others 10/to 12/-; sows in pig £2 6/- to £3. Dalgety and Company, Ltd—Fati sheep: Heavy prime woolly wethers' sold at up to 28/-; four-tooth woolly maiden owes 27/-; shorn wethers 2 2/S. to 24/-; extra prime woolly ewes 24/-; medium weight 22/-; unfinished fat ewes 17/-; fat hoggets 20/- to 25/ ? shorn hoggets 22/6; woolly wether hoggets 22/-; light-weight spring lambs 16/6 to 19/9. Fat cattle: Mediumweight bullocks £l2; light-weight £•? • 15/-; best prime young cows and heifers £7 to £lO 5/-; medium quality £5 10/- to £6 17/6; inferior cows £3 15/to £4 15/-; light Jersey heifers £2 12/to £3 15/-; heavy runners £3 11/--Store cattle: Holstein 4-year-old bullocks £6 9/-; Holstein and Shorthorn 3 and 4-year bullocks £6 1/-; store cows 33/- to 48/-; boners 10/- to 21/-; year- - ling heifers 21/- to 38/-. Pigs: Prime heavy baconers £3 12/- to £3 19/-; heavy baconers £3 5/- to £3 12/-; med-ium-^weight baconers £2 15/- to £3 4/*; light baconers £2 5/- to £2 14/-; heavy - porkers £2 to £2 3/-; medium 33/- to 38/-; light 30/- to 34/-; purebred Tamworth boars £2 1/- to £3; sows In pig £2 to £2 12/-; best large stores 27/- ta ■ 35/-; good stores 23/- to 27/-; small 20/- to 22/6; slips 16/- to 21/-; best" weaners 12/- to 16/-, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd—Prime fat bul- ' locks sold at £ll 15/- to £l2 5/-; fat £9 7/6 to £ll 10/-; medium quality £B- -- to £9; extra prime fat cow? and, heifers £9 10/- to £lO 15/-; prime £T 15/- to £9 5/-; fat £6 to £7 10/-; medium £4 10/- to £5 15/-; light £3 10/to £4 5/-; killable £2 10/- to £3 5/-; good stores £1 5/- to £2 10/-; cull cows 8/- to 17/6. Sheep: Heavy prime fat wethers £1 8/- to £1 9/9; good quality £1 6/- to £1 7/9; medium £1 3/- to £1 4/9; medium fat ewes £1 to £l2/-; plain and unfinished 16/- to £1 0/6; fat hoggets £l2/- to £1 4/6; medium. 19/to £1 1/-; others to 18/6. Pigs: Heavy baconers £3 10/- to £3 19/-; medium £3 ' to £3 8/-; light baconers and heavy porkers £2 5/- to £2 18/-; medium, porkers £1 14/- to £1 18/-; light porkers £1 8/- to £1 12/-; good stores £1 4/to £1 8/-; slips 19/- to £1 2/-; weaners 10/- to 14/6..